The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band originated in Boston, Massachusetts, with lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson. They were signed to Elektra Records by George Daly, then A&R head, in 1977.
The Cars were at the forefront in merging 1970s guitar-oriented rock with the new synth-oriented pop that was then becoming popular and which would flower in the early 1980s. The Cars started fresh with their debut album The Cars which went on to go platinum in late 1978. The Cars' debut album was called a "genuine rock masterpiece" by Allmusic. The most successful and well known song from the album, "Just What I Needed", started as a demo in 1977. The song was sent as a mix tape to a local DJ in the Boston area, who played the song in heavy rotation. This soon caught the attention of other DJs, which led to the signing of the band by Elektra Records in 1977. The Cars have mentioned this numerous times including in their "last" interview in June 2000.
i don't care if you hurt me some more
i don't care if you even the score
you can knock me and i don't care
you can mock me and i don't care
you can rock me just about anywhere
it's alright
'cus you're all i've got tonight
you're all i've got tonight
you're all i've got tonight
i need you tonight
i don't care if you use me again
i don't care if you abuse me again
you can make me i don't care
you can fake me i don't care
you can love me just about anywhere
it's alright
i don't want to feel sorry for you
you don't have to make believe it's you
you can pump me i don't care
you can bump me i don't care
you can love me just about anywhere
how could they leave you standing
holding on to the air
never a hope of landing
didn't they know you cared
you're finding out
it's never quite like it seems
you're finding out
it's never quite like it dreams
didn't you get connected
when things were still upside down
feeling somewhat neglected
turning the tide around
it keeps coming up you again
you're never to hard to find
it keeps coming up you again
they're taking up all your time
it keeps coming up you
coming up you again
however you want to take it
with streamers of violet
if only you could forsake it
I can't feel this way much longer
expecting to survive
with all these hidden innuendoes
just waiting to arrive
it's such a wavy midnight
and you slip into insane
electric angel rock and roller
I hear what you're playin'
it's an orangy sky
always it's some other guy
it's just a broken lullaby
bye bye love
bye bye love
bye bye love
bye bye love
substitution mass confusion
clouds inside your head
involving all my energies
until you visited
with your eyes of porcelain and of blue
they shock me into sense
you think you're so illustrious
you call yourself intenseit's an orangy sky
always it's some other guy
it's just a broken lullaby
bye bye love
bye g-bye love
yeah bye bye love
bye bye love-ov-ov-ove
substitution mass confusion
clouds inside your head
well foggin' all my energies
until you visited
with your eyes of porcelain and of blue
they shock me into sense
you think you're so illustrious
you call yourself intense
it's an orangy sky
always it's some other guy
it's just a broken lullaby
bye bye love
bye bye love
bye bye love
bye bye love
Candy-O, I need you
Sunday dress, ruby ring
Candy-O, I need you so
could you help me in?
purple hum, assorted cards
razor lights you'll bring
and all to prove you're on the move
and vanishing
Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so
edge of night, distract yourself
obstacles don't work
homogenize
decentralize
it's just a quirkdifferent ways to see you through
all the same in the end
peculiar star, a-that's who you are
do you have to win?
Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so
(Candy-O)
Candy-O, I need you so
(Candy-O)
she shadows me in the mirror
she never leaves on the light
and some things that I say to her
they just don't seem to bite
it's all mixed up
it's all mixed up
it's all mixed up
she tricks me into thinkin'
I can't believe my eyes
I wait for her forever
but she never does arrive
it's all mixed up
it's all mixed up
it's all mixed up
she says to leave it to me
(leave it to me)
everything'll be alright
(be alright)
she says to leave it to me
(leave it to me)
everything'll be alrightshe's always out makin' pictures
she's always out makin' scenes
she's always out the window
when it comes to makin' dreams
it's all mixed up
it's all mixed up
it's all mixed up
she says to leave it to me
(leave it to me)
everything'll be alright
(be alright)
she says to leave it to me
(leave it to me)
everything'll be alright
(be alright)
she says to leave it to me
(leave it to me)
everything'll be alright
(be alright)
she says to leave it to me, yeah
(leave it to me)
everything'll be alright
(be alright)
if you leave it to me
(leave it to me)
everything'll be alright
(be alright)
yeah, if you leave it to me
(leave it to me)
(be alright)
(be alright)
(be alright)
(be alright)
(chuckle?)the loud mornin' in the small town cries
you gotta get away
and someone's throwin' in the prize
they don't wanna stay
the streets are quiet like the stars
moonlight puts on a chill
you gotta get yourself outta here
you always ????????? ha
oh black rider feels alright
oh persian dreams china white
where you gonna go tonight
you gotta breakaway
well you gotta breakaway
uh people move between themselves
without on purpose touching
always nearly dark and frantic
in the corner people clutching
the dance-o-rama it burns ?????
hiding screams of passion
the nightwatch city it melts away
oh keepin' up with fashion
oh black rider feels alright
oh persian dreams china white
oo, where you gonna stay tonightyou gotta breakaway
you gotta breakaway
oh black rider feels alright
come on chase the dragon
time is tight=20
time is tight
you gotta breakaway
breakaway
oh time is tight
yeah
time is so tight
you gotta breakaway
you gotta breakaway
a dream away
five in the mornin,' all alone in your room
door locked tight, private moon
no faces to face, no one to blame
nonexistent inside this frame
(?) take it on the run
oo, yeah take it on the run
uh yeah
there's a cheetah walkin' high
liquid whispers, dragonfly
charleston booties on painted toes
drop the knot ivory soul
(?) take it on the run
oo yeah, take it on the run
oo yeah, take it on the run
because the good life is just a dream away
I said the good life is just a dream awaaaay
choke emotion, all lose control
chicken encounters fill your bowls
the lonely crowd is decomposed
lost obsession, future froze
well, take it on the run
oo yeah, take it on the run
oo yeah, take it on the run
take it on the run
take it on the run
take it on the run
take it
cause the good life is just a dream away
yeah, oo the good good life is just a dream away
oo, oh well the good good good good life is just a dream away
just a dream
just a dream
just a dream, dream away
(?) the good good good good life
the good life is just a dream away
just a dream
just a dream
dream away
[fade]
it's not the night
for foolin'
it's not the night
for crazy eyes
I get the feelin'
you want to stay
I get the feelin'
you're givin' it all away
but I know
I know you take it well
and for you
for you I always fell
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
for, for sweet revenge
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
to spend
the time is right
to take it out
the time is right to tango
got a feelin'
you're runnin' out
before your last fandango
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
for sweet, sweet revenge
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
to spendit's not the night
for sticky boots [?]
it's not the night
for tango
I get the feelin'
you're the spark
that's dancin' in the dark
I get the feelin'
you're the one
a rushin' on the run
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
for sweet revenge
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
to spend
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
you're lookin' for sweet, sweet revenge
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
night to end
it's not the night
oh well uh you might think I'm crazy
to hang around with you
or maybe you think I'm lucky
to have somethin' to do
but I think that you're wild
inside me is some child
you might think I'm foolish
or maybe it's untrue
(you might think I'm crazy)
you might think I'm crazy
(all I want is you)
but all I want is you
you might think it's hysterical
but I know when you're weak
you think you're in the movies
and everything's so deep
but I think that you're wild
when you flash that fragile smile
you might think it's foolish
what ya put me through
(you might think I'm crazy)
you might think I'm crazy
(all I want is you)
all I want is youand it was hard so hard to take
there's no escape without a scrape
but you kept it going till the sun fell down
you kept it going
oh well uh you might think I'm delirious
the way I run you down
but somewhere sometimes
when you're curious
I'll be back around
oh I think that you're wild
and so-o uniquely styled
you might think it's foolish
this chancy rendezvous
(you might think I'm crazy )
you might think I'm crazy
(all I want is you)
all I want is you-a-oo
all I want is you
(all I want is you)
all I want is you
you wear those eyes that never blink
you always were the missing link
you paint your mouth, you let me know
you really are the only show
just take your time
it's not too late
I'll be your mirror
you won't hesitate
I'm easy to be found
whenever you come down
you got that walk, you do the stroll
you make me lose my ground control
you got that look I can't resist
like something missing, never kissed
just take your time
(just take your time)
it's not too late
(it's not too late)I'll be your mirror
(just take your time)
so you won't hesitate
I'm easy to be found
whenever you come down
you do the pogo without the bounce
you got the name I can't pronounce
you fall in love (you fall in love) you like the sting
you make believe (you make believe) it's everything
just take your time
(just take your time)
it's not too late
(it's not too late)
I'll be your mirror
(just take your time)
so you won't hesitate
I'm easy to be found
whenever you come down
(just take your time)
(it's not too late)
(REPEAT)
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time
'cause when you're standin' oh so near
I kinda lose my mind
it's not the perfume that you wear
it's not the ribbons in your hair
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time
I don't mind you hangin' out
and talkin' in your sleep
it doesn't matter where you've been
as long as it was deep, yeah
you always knew to wear it well and
you look so fancy I can tell
I don't mind you hangin' out
and talkin' in your sleep
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time time
'cause when you're standin' oh so near
I kinda lose my mind, yeah
it's not the perfume that you wear
it's not the ribbons in your hair
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my timeI guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed
yeah, yeah, so bleed me
you're just what I needed
you're just what I needed
yeah, you're just what I needed
yeah, yeah yeah
well, I stood beside the rain today
and twisted out my shirt
and she's a cooly you could say
when she gets down in the dirt
she puffs her pillow up so high
it's like she's hanging in the sky
she claims it was a crazy guy
who taught her how to hurt
yeah kept her so alert
I felt so under sideways down
when she showed me all her prints
I could not help but feel confused
when she threw that heavy hint
oh she pulled out all her magazines
she spread them out like chocolate dreams
her eyes were shooting dagger beamsshe changed into her silk
I stood there drinking milk
well I could leave or stay
makes no difference either way
she said don't listen to her words
as if they were all dead
she said she never made decisions
but the last thing that she said
just before she turned the bed
she said well I could leave or stay
makes no difference either way
o.k.
well I could leave or stay
well you took me for a ride
you beat me to the gun
and from the other side
well you came undone
but when you tell me to
I want to give in
just like you want me to
oh oh I'm fallin' through
oh you better strap me in
all night long
you got to strap me in
all night long
got to strap me in
all night long
all all all night long
well you took me by the way
and you showed me what is fun
just like a ricochet
uh back you come
and when you tell me to
I want to give it
just like you want me to
oh oh I'm falling through
uh you better strap me in
all night long
you better strap me in
all night long
you better strap me in
all night long
all all all night longall night then [?]
uh
well you took me for a ride
uh you beat me to the gun
and from the other side
oh well you came undone
and when you tell me to
I want to give in
just like you want me to
oh oh I'm fallin' through
oh better strap me in
all night long
you better strap me in
all night long
strap me in
all night long
all all
well you better strap me in
strap me in
strap me in
all night long
[repeat, fade]
come on lover
make the switch
pull the cover
oh make a wish
find out later
it's all right
keep the faith
and kill the light
you can't stop
but you can't go on
you can't stop
but it won't be long
here she comes
(lookin' for love)
she's lookin' for love
here she comes
she's lookin' for love
(here she comes)
uh she comes
(lookin' for love)
oh she comes
(here she comes)
ah oo yeah she's lookin' for love
well come on lover
oh do it fast
take advantage
while love lasts
limited edition
you're the one
a walk on the edge
oh don't you runyou can't stop
but you can't go on
you can't stop
but it won't be long
here she comes
(lookin' for love)
she's lookin' for love
here she comes
uh she's lookin' for love
(here she comes)
ah she comes
(lookin' for love)
she's lookin' for love
(here she comes)
ah she's lookin' for love
you can't stop
but you can't go on
and you can't stop
but it won't be long
(here she comes)
here she comes
(lookin' for love)
she's lookin' for love
(here she comes)
ah lookin' lookin' for love
(here she comes)
here she comes comes
(lookin' for love)
still lookin'
(here she comes)
lookin' for love
uh she's lookin' for love
(here she comes)
[unintelligible]
[repeat-fade]
Let's have a party, let's go insane
Let's dance and party, out in the rain
Let's tell the crew, we've broken their brains
I know they will laugh, until they get sick
They're caught in the act, stuck in the thick
Let's go to the Warsaw and try to find peace
Let's call up the queen and bother her niece
Let's really drink up and pile on the crease
They say you'll be back,
But don't come too near
They have the attack if you disappear
But they won't see you
(The won't see you)
I said they won't see you
(They won't see you)
They won't see you
(They won't see you)
Let's have a trauma, let's have a shock
Let's stare at the TV and relate to Spock
Let's never answer the novelty knock
They get so upset when you come around
They won't let you forget until you come down
They won't see you (They won't see you)
I said they won't see you (They won't see you)
They won't see you (They won't see you)
I said they won't see you (They won't see you)
They won't see you (They won't see you)
I'm not the one
that you'll be shootin' for
I'm not the one
who's coming back for more
(you know why)
we've been through this so many a-times
(you know why)
it's never clear it's pantomime
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
never lettin' down
I'm not the one
whose memory you still keepin'
I'm not the one
who's talkin' in your sleep
(you know why)
I don't have to tell you twice
(you know why)
knew you when you weren't so nice
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
never touchin' downI'm not the one
that you'll be breakin' in
and I'm not the one
that you'll be takin' in
(you know why)
tried and tried to crack the shell
(you know why)
when you fake it's hard to tell
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
(round and round)
goin' round and round
(round and round)
(round and round and round and round)
goin' round and round
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
goin' (round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
(round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
(round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
[fade]
one too many times I fell over you
once in a shadow I finally grew
and once in a night I dreamed you were there
I canceled my flight from going nowhere
it's all I can do
to keep waiting for you
it's all I can do
it's all I can do
(it's all I can do)
one too many times I twisted the gate
when I was crazy I thought you were great
I kept my renditions of you on the wall
where holiday romance is nothing at all
it's all I can do
to keep waiting for you
it's all I can do
it's all I can do
(it's all I can do)you wait in the wing like a Saturday flirt
protecting the judge, you don't want to get hurt
once in a moment it all comes to you
as soon as you get it you want something new
it's all I can do
to keep waiting for you
it's all I can do
it's all I can do
(it's all I can do)
it's all I can do
to keep waiting for you
it's all I can do
it's all I can do
(it's all I can do)
it's all I can do
to keep waiting for you
it's all I can do
it's all I can do
(it's all I can do)
[repeat, fade]
I don't care what they say
I'm gonna keep it anyway
I won't let them stretch their necks
To see my little black egg with the little white specks
Chorus:
I found it in a tree
Just the other day
And now it's mine, all mine
They won't take it away
Verse 2:
Here comes Mary, here comes Lee
I'll bet what they want to see
I won't let them stretch their necks
To see my little black egg with the little white specks
[repeat chorus]
Verse 3:
Oh, goldurn, what can I do?
The little black egg's gonna tell on you
I won't let them stretch their necks
To see my little black egg with the little white specks
The little black egg... [repeat to fade]
Hotel Queenie why can't you make some moves tonight
I saw you with the phone and I wonder if you could still talk
I picked up your photo I'm looking for your sultry stare
When did you change the color in your hair
I like your costume curls and all your la dee dahs
You never come to parties nobody knows your name
When did you change the letters in your name
I'd like to get inside your head
I'd like to play around
Everybody's getting loose
I think it's time to start the clock
With all the world beside the world
Nobody can stop the rain
When did you catch the 'D'Train
When did you die
When did you catch up to the sky
everything's heaven sent
that's what you said and went
inside your fairy glass
somethin' you think will last
and when they crop you like a clown
you got your smile on upside down
b-baby I refuse
(I do refuse)
uh, you can pick or choose
(I do refuse)
find 'omebody else to use
(I do refuse)
'cause I refuse to come along
and everything's on a whim
that's what you said to him
lyin' in wunderlust
are feelings you never trust
and when they pamper you with ice
I can't believe you don't think twice
uh baby I refuse
(I do refuse)
uh, you can pick or choose
(I do refuse)
find somebody else to use
(I do refuse)
'cause I refuse to come along
and everyone makes the play
with nothing left much to say
they're all in an endless line
waiting for equal time
they keep screaming it's the truth
and you keep kneelin' in the boothoh baby I refuse
(I do refuse)
uh, you can pick or choose
(I do refuse)
find somebody else to use
(I do refuse)
'cause I refuse to come along
oh, I do refuse
(I do refuse)
oh, you got nothin' to lose
(I do refuse)
find somebody else to use
(find somebody else to use)
(I do refuse)
'cause I refuse to come along
I refuse
(I do refuse)
ah, oo-oo
(I do refuse)
(find somebody else to use)
(I do refuse)
'cause I refuse to come along
I refuse
(I do refuse)
oo, oh got nothin' to lose
(I do refuse)
(find somebody else to use)
(I do refuse)
[fade]
I can tell that you're wild
and you love their achey smiles [?]
and I know I'm on the list to be kissed
when you're givin' out the name
of the one you want to blame
[?? as the one you want to claim ??)
you'll be on the brink of tears, that's right
could I talk you out of stayin' here tonight?
well I see that you're cute
in your Viarucci [?] suit
and your eyes have seen the shadows that you hide [?]
I could be a little sweet
that would come off very neat
you'd be on the brink of tears, that's right
could I talk you out of stayin' here tonight?
I've been waitin' all this time
somethin's gotta change now
I get the same erratic line
slip, slipaway now
slip, slipaway now
slip, slip, slip, slipaway nowwell I see that you're fast
and you're trip will never last
and I know I'm on the list to be missed
it's your sentimental streak
that allows you to be meek
and you're on the brink of tears, that's right
could I talk you out of stayin' here tonight?
I've been waitin' all this time
somethin's gotta change now
I get the same erratic line
oh slip, slipaway now
slip, slipaway now
slip, slip, slip, slipaway now
slip, slipaway now
slip, slipaway now
slip
that's right
slip, slip, slip, slipaway now
all right
a-when you took the fall
and then you floated down
and then you took the jump
and you fell through clouds
yeah then you watched the world
beat the crowd
come on ride me high
(stranger eyes)
a-well a-ride me high
(stranger eyes)
yeah you took the fall
and then you landed soft
you thought to yourself
oo well I'm not alone
you with your dark red soul
and your chaperone
come on ride me high
(stranger eyes)
won't you ride me high
(stranger eyes)
come on ride me high
(stranger eyes)
ride me high
(danger [?] stranger eyes)
stranger eyesoo well I need your touch
that means so much
oo well I need your touch
cause it means so much
a-ride me high
come on ride me high
(stranger eyes)
a-yeah ride me high
(stranger eyes)
ride me high
(stranger eyes)
oh, come on and ride me high
(danger [?] stranger eyes)
stranger eyes
(stranger [echo] stranger eyes)
(stranger [echo] stranger eyes)
(stranger [echo] stranger eyes)
[fade]
I heard stories about you
I'd like to think that they were true
I did not know you'd be like that
with those surprises under hat
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
when you dance between the stars
in the night late sweet and dark
turn them over one by one
you don't need to jump the gun
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
when the night is feeling flush
and when the night is all a hush
electric look eclectic blue
keep one dream that won't come truebe my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my ma-aybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my ma-aybe baby
maybe baby
maybe baby
be my, be my, be my, be my maybe baby
maybe baby
maybe baby
you're the one (?)
maybe baby
maybe baby
maybe baby
be my, be my, be my, be my maybe baby
(unintelligible) maybe baby
I heard stories about you
I'd like to think that they were true
be my maybe (?)
be my, be my, be my, be my
(fade)
from your junkie drawer (?)
you fell onto the floor
uh then got up up for more
I remember the night
uh you blew away
you just couldn't wait
you were weakened with love
and you were closin' the gate
from your fair we dem (???)
your eyes were rough again
I thought I knew you whenI remember the night
uh you blew away
you just couldn't wait
you were weakened with love
and you were closin' the gate
from your liquid sea
your shotgun sympathy (?)
uh then you preached nothin's free (?)
I remember the night
uh you blew away
you just couldn't wait
you were weakened with love
and you were closin' the gate
(heh heh) [laughter?]
CHORUS
I got a lot on my head
Most of it is you
I got a lot on my head
Can't forget about you
Lock me away where the silly boys go
I'm on top of my nerves, don't you know
Take me apart 'cause I'm out of control
Send me a letter on a midnight scroll
CHORUS
Dance by the window in flamingo pink
Go through the motions in your Romeo mink
Condition's red, disposition's blue
Why am I so attracted to youCHORUS
Trip down the alleyway, take the back stairs
I know it's good but good isn't fair
That's what you said, flashbulb in your eye
How can I hold you whne you're waving goodbye
CHORUS
let the good times roll
let them knock you around
let the good times roll
let them make you a clown
let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
let the good times roll
let the good times roll
let the stories be told
they can say what they want
let the photos be old
let them show what they want
let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
let the good times roll-oll
won't you let the good times roll
good times rollif the illusion is real
let them give you a ride
if they got thunder appeal
let them be on your side
let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
won't you let the good times roll-oll
let the good times roll
let the good times roll
won't you let the good times roll
well let the good times roll
let =91em roll (good times roll)
let the good times roll
oo let the good times roll
oo let the good times roll
let =91em roll (good times roll)
well, let the good times roll
(let the good times roll)
well let the good times roll
good times roll
(let the good times roll)
let the good times roll
let =91em roll
hello, hello again
you might have forgot
the journey ends
you tied your knots
and you made your friends
you left the scene
without a trace
one hand on the ground
one hand in space
oh you passed on mercy
you tried the rest
you gave your body
you gave your best
stare at the green door
livin' in the sky
you don't wanna know it
you just want to fly
(hello) hello
(hello again)
uh-oo, mm-mm yeah
(hello) hello
(hello again)
hello, that's right
I know (I know you're a dreamer)
mm-mm, who's under the gun
I know (I know you're a dreamer)
who's only just begunhello (hello)
(hello again)
mm-mm, I say
(hello) ello
(hello again)
yeah
oh when there's nothin'
nothin' left to lose
you leave it all
to fade to blue-ue, eah, yeah
[garbled chipmunks]
(you want to feel) electric
(you want to feel) loose
(you want to be) eclectic
you want to call a truce
(look [echo]) at the profile
staring at the flame
(wait [echo]) for the sunshine
standing in the rain
(hello) uh oh
(hello again)
I said hello (hello) hello
(hello again) hello again
I say hello (hello) ello
(hello again) hello again
(hello) uh oh
(hello again)
oo-oo
(hello)
mm-mm hello
(hello)
uh mm, I said hello-lo-lo-lo-lo
(hello)
(hello)
oh heartbeat city
here we come
and happy days
count on thumbs
and nothin' really
gets us down
as long as Jacki's
back in town=85hmm
I'm glad you made it
I can't complain
oh Jacki (echo)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
what took you so long
I thought you knew the way
(heartbeat city)
the noise electric
never stops
and all you need
is what you got
and there's a place
for everyone
under heartbeat city's
golden sun
(Jacki)
oh Jacki
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
(so long)
I thought you knew the wayoh, yeah yeah yeah
you know? (unintelligible)
I'm glad you made it
I can't complain
I missed you so badly
when you jumped that train
(Jacki)
oh Jacki
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
(so long)
(thought you knew the way)
I thought you blew away
(heartbeat city)
oh heartbeat city
lights at night
(heartbeat city)
keeps getting closer
out of sight
(heartbeat city)
heartbeat city's
on the loose
(heartbeat city)
better catch
the blue caboose
oh, huh, heartbeat city
it's my life, uh
(heartbeat city)
(heartbeat city)
(heartbeat city)
I don't want to be your party doll
All flaked out in Tinsel Town
Circus mouth shooting all directions
With TV ads that sell erections
CHORUS
I got no clue what they want to do with you
It's just getting through, getting through to you
Living outside the misdemeanor
Some get lost and some are screamers
It's easy to tell the great pretender
Broken wings and flip top fendersCHORUS
I don't want to be your suffering box
Argue art or untie your knots
I don't want to be your bad connection
Or fit into your reality vision
CHORUS
Hey baby I like your lips
Hey baby I like your hands
Hey I feel lucky tonite
I'm gonna get stoned and run around
Last night i was down in the lab
Talking to Dracula and his crew
Well I don't need no heavy trips
I just do what I want to do
We're havin' fun, yeah,
We're having fun, sure, we're having fun
Baby baby we like your lips
and baby baby we like your hands
Hey everybody we want in
We want some, we want some
Baby baby we like your lips
and baby baby we like your hands
Yeah, I don't need no heavy trips
I just do what I want to do
Havin' fun, oh yeah,
We're havin' fun, we're havin' fun
Real fun
well I think of you when I fantasize
the best I ever had
and I think of you when I'm drivin'
myself completely mad
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?
walkin' on the footbridge
high above the clouds
listenin' to your yesterday
didn't make a sound
dazzled by your sweet lips
touchin' on me
here comes trouble
can't you see?
(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?
(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?
well I think of you when I dramatize
the things we never did
and I think of you when I'm flyin'
or when I'm feelin' just like a kid(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?
(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?
(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?
(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?
(why don't we go away?)
(why don't we go away?)
I wanna shake like Liguardia
magic mouth in the sun
train ride to the courtyard
before you can run
down at the end of Lonely Street
where no one takes a walk
someone lyin' at your feet
and someone's gettin' off
just gimme some slack, yeah
just gimme some slack
just gimme, slack
that's all I want is slack
the seven floors of walkup
the odor musted cracks
and the peeping keyhole introverts
with the monkeys on their backs
and the rooftops strung with frauleins
the pastel pinned up sails
the eighteen color roses
against your face so pale
a just gimme some slack, that's right
uh gimme some slack
gimme, slack, oo yeah
all I want is slackI wanna float like Euripides
all visions intact
I'm alright with Fellini fiends
a trippin' over the track
down at the end of L-onely Street
where no one takes a chance
someone's in the cheap light
someone wants to dance
just gimme some slack, that's right
all I want is slack
oh, gimme, slack
all I want is slack
gimme, slack
slack
slack
sssslack
slack
[unintelligible]slack
Well, that's it
Don't wanna show you
That's it
Don't really care
Can't you see
It's misery
And that's it
Oh, yeah
Well, that's it
(that's it)
Don't play it cool now
That's it
(that's it)
Your trick is dead
Can't you see
It's lunacy
So, that's it
(that's it)
Oh, yeah
I'm lettin' it all go
I'm lettin' it all go
Back to one
(back to one)
Just for fun
(just for fun)
Well, that's it
(that's it)
Don't make it harder
That's it
(that's it)
Don't make it tough
Can't you see
No remedy
And that's it
(that's it)
Oh, yeah
I'm lettin' it all go
I'm lettin' it all go
Back to one
(back to one)
Just for fun
(just for fun)
That's it
I'm gonna get what's coming to me
no surprises, no impressions
hey, what's a wrong with you tonight
just sittin' on your can can
doin' the panoram
with nothin' to contemplate
with nothin' to search for
with nothin' to integrate
with nothin' to do
'cept think about you
with nothin' to do
'cept fall for blue
I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
I'm gonna to take what's comin' to me
no entanglements, and no compromise
hey get the picture, I'm on my knees
lookin' at your hot shot
turnin' down your offer
well I'm rippin' it up
I'm lookin' awa-ay
I'm pullin' my flag up
'cause I'm miles away
with nothin' to do
'cept think about you-ou yeahI just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
well, I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
I'm gonna to find my way out of here
no pushing the buttons, no deals with daddy-o
I'm gonna to get myself in trouble
gonna take my chances
if I break your bubble
well I'm rippin' it up
I'm lookin' away
I'm pullin' my flag up
'cause I'm miles away
with nothin' to do
'cept, think about you
I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
said, I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
well I just wanna be in, I just wanna be in
(panorama)
I just wanna, I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
[repeat]
Do you have to be so hard to get
Especially with those emerald eyes
You might have been a neon lover
But you didn't have to advertise
Well come on, well come on
You might have been a crackshot shooter
Hung up on your figurine
Under the cold and darkly sky
You're the only light I've seen
CHORUS
Well come on, well come on
And it happens everytime
I'm still hanging on the line
Don't want to go up and downYou don't have to be so touch
I'll tell you when I've had enough
You don't have to reek with charm
You won't have to twist my arm
Well come on, well come on
CHORUS
all I need is what you've got
all I'll tell is what you're not
all you know is what you hear
I get this way when you come near
then I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midnight
and then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
all I need is you tonight
flying like a cement kite, yeah
in your headlock on the floor
who could ever ask for more
and I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midni-ight
and then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
all I want is you tonight
I guess that dress does fit you tight, yeah
you know that look does make me shake
it almost looks too good to fakeand I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star-r-r
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midni-ight
then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
well it's touch and go-o-o-o
its touch and go-o-o-o
well it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-wo yeah
well it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go
all I need is what you've got
Wake me up in the middle of the flight
Show me which way to go
Where the wind won't blow
Swing me up sweet purple June
Hold me like I'm a child that's about to go wild
I'd like to know just where you've been
If you would like to try again
I'd like to slow this spin I'm in
Would you like it to begin?
Silver sunbeam tease my eyes
I am too satisfied with your other side
Roll me up and drop me back down
Lay me back in New York town
That's where I like to be found
I'd like to know just where you've been
If you would like to try again
I'd like to slow this spin I'm in
Would you like it to begin?
Roll me up and drop me back down
Lay me back in New York town
Victim
She can take you
anywhere she wants to
She can show you things,
That make you weak
She can make you think,
That you're the only one,
She can steal your heart,
with just one wink,
why she'll hold ya tight,
and she won't let go,
She'll make it last and she'll make it slow,
She tell you things that you should not know,
cause your the victim, the victim of lo-o-ove,
Framed by the night, touched by the glove,
your the victim, the victim of love,
She can freeze you, when she doesn't want to talk,
She can work it on in, yea she can go take a walk,
She can have or leave it, she can do the skidoo-o ,
Well you better believe it, She's having fun on you,
She can hold you tight,
and she won't let go,
She'll make it last and she'll make it slow,
She'll tell you things you should not know,
Cause your the victim, victim of lo-o-ove,
framed by the night, touched by the glove,
Your the vic-tim, victim of lo-o-ove,
That's right,
Oh When she's calling you out,
You better run to her-er,
when she's just falling out,
You'd better care,
Oh when she needs somebody,
Oh you better run to her-er,
Oh when she gives in too soon,
It's just not fair.
Oh well she'll hold you tight,
And she won't let go,
She'll make it last and she'll make it last ,
and she'll make it slow-o,
She'll whisper things,
you'd never know,
cause you the victim, yea,
victim of lo-o-ove,
You're framed by the night,
and touched by love,
You're the vic-tim,
victim of lo-o-ove,
took me long enough to find you
took me long enough to get you there
sometimes i feel like the sunshine lost
and i look for the crumbs you toss
took me long enough to get past your eyes
took me long enough to tranquilize
when you'd be laughing inside the storm
i can still feel your mouth so warm
you'll be back when you need someone
you'll pretend it was just for fun
i'm so wound up on you
i'm so wound up on you
i'm so wound up on you
and i'm easy when you need me
took me long enough to get over
took me long enough to figure out
you never meant to stay around
you never meant to be losing ground
here she comes with that tip toe walk
(over?, all over?, all over?, all over?)[throughout]
a dreamy lips, set in motion, flashing
ah breathless hush, poundin' soft, lasting
oh glossy mouth, a taste untamed, moving
carousel, up and down
just like you
oh baby
just one more time to touch you
just one more time to tell you
you're on my mind
baby, why can't I have you?
you're breakin' my heart in two
you know what I'm goin' through
oh baby, why can't I have you?
Oh candy smile, all the while, glinting
your eyes like mica, a lethal pout, hinting
(felt the pressure)
oo and I felt the pressure, tight and warm, softly striking
(oo tripped and stumbled)
oo I tripped and stumbled
I cling forever
I go all night
oh baby
just one more time to touch you
just one more time to tell you
I'm not so blind
baby, why can't I have you?
always breakin' my heart in two
you know what I'm goin' through
uh oh baby, why can't I have you?
(baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?) why can't I have you?
you know what I'm goin' through
(you're breakin' my heart in two)
you're breakin' my heart, breakin' my heart
(you know what I'm gonna do)
(you're breakin' my heart) breakin' my heart
(baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?) I need you
(you know what I'm goin' through)
you're breakin' my heart (you're breakin' my heart in two)
oh baby, I need you so much, I need you, touch
(you know what I'm gonna do)
(you're breakin' my heart)
(baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?)
(you know what I'm goin' through)
[fade]
I got a line on you
We could be overdue
We could be trashed inside
We could be on the slide
No need to cool it out
Just one two three and shout
You just can't push me
You just can't push me
You just can't push me
Around
You got to help me in
You want to be my sin
You want to be my dream
You want to fill my dreams yea
No need to feel it out
Just another something
To forget about
You just can't push me
You just can't push me
You just can't push me
Around (oh not like this)
I got a line on you
We could be overdue
We could be trashed inside
We could be on the slide
You just can't push me
You just can't push me
You just can't push me
can I touch you, are you out of touch
I guess I never noticed that much
geranium lover, I'm live on your wire
oo come and take me whoever you are
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
oo inside angel, always upset
keeps on forgettin' that we ever met
can I bring you out in the light
my curiosity's got me tonight
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
oo she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
museum directors with high shaking heads
they kick white shadows until they play dead
they want to crack your crossword smile
oo can I take you out for awhile, yeah
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
tonight
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
tonightshe's a lot like you
the dangerous type, alright
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
(tonight) tonight
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
tonight
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
tonight
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
tonight
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on hold me tight
tonight
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on hold me tight
tonight
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
(fade)
could be you're crossing the fine line
a silly driver, kinda off the wall
you keep it cool when it's t-t-tight
eyes wide open when you start to fall
you go d-dancing in the dim lit club
some pressure cooker crawls up on his knees
flashing sensation like a one on one
stomping around in the jitterbug breeze
oo, how you shake me up and down
when we hit the nightspots on the town
oh
oo, how you shake me up and down
when we hit the nightspots on the town
ohit's all behind you when you do catch on
you keep your lovers in a penny jar
a real romantic with a sultry stare
you keep on messin' with your blonde, long hair yeah
oo, how you shake me up and down
when we hit the nightspots on the town
oh
(it's just an automatic line)
(it's just an automatic line)
(it's just an automatic line)
(it's just an automatic line)
you're always dancing down the street
with your suede blue eyes
and every new boy that you meet
he doesn't know the real surprise
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
oo, she'll make you flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
I kinda like the way she dips
well she's my best friend's girl
she's my best friend's girl-irl
but she used to be mine
you've got your nuclear boots
and your drip dry glove
oo when you bite your lip
it's some reaction to love, o-ove, o-ove
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
yeah, I think you'll flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips
¡®cause she's my best friend's girl
well she's my best friend's girl-irl
and she used to be mine
she's so fineyou're always dancing down the street
with your suede blue eye-eyes
and every new boy that you meet
doesn't know the real surprise
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
oh, she'll make you flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips
¡®cause she's my best friend's girl, uh
she's my best friend's girl-irl-u-irl
she used to be mine
she so, fine
(my best friend's girlfriend)
oh
(my best friend's girlfriend)
she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)
yeah yeah
(my best friend's girlfriend)
said she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)
oh, yeah yeah yeah
(my best friend's girlfriend)
she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)
life's the same I'm moving in stereo
life's the same except for my shoes
life's the same you're shakin' like tremolo
life's the same it's all inside you
it's so easy to blow up your problems
it's so easy to play up your breakdown
it's so easy to fly through a window
it's so easy to fool with the sound
it's so tough to get up
it's so tough
it's so tough to live up
it's so tough on youlife's the same I'm moving in stereo
life's the same except for my shoes
life's the same you're shakin' like tremolo
life's the same it's all inside you
life's the same I'm moving in stereo
life's the same except for my shoes
life's the same you're shakin' like tremolo
life's the same it's all inside you
I dream frequently, sometimes they come out funny
I go through insantity, all they want is money
all these parties they get so habitual
the same sea of faces
always pushin', always pullin'
always in the races
I get cooled out
I get the come ons
I get rumbled
I get cru-u-umbled, yeah
I'm the American misfit kid
I'm still wonderin' what I did
I'm stiletto, so so sharp and I'm willin' to cut
sometimes nebulous, well I'm ready to strut
lost and frantic, new age romantic
I'm checkin' out the race
I never cared about what it meant
always loved disgrace
I get rhythm
I get cornflakes
I get fast love
I get wasted, yeah
I'm the American misfit kid
still wonderin' what I did
I'm on the inside, takin' a fast ride
(I'm on the inside, takin' a fast ride)
I dream frequently, sometimes they come out funny, ha
I live with absurdity, it's always warm and runny
and all these parties they get so ritual
lonely hearts and aces
always pushin', a-always pullin', always in the racesI get cooled out
I get the come ons
I get rumbled
I get cru-u-u-umbled, yeah
I'm the American misfit kid
I'm still wonderin' what I did
I'm on the inside, takin' a fast ride
I'm the American misfit kid
I'm still wonderin' what I did
I'm on the inside, takin' a fast ride
that's right
I get cooled out
I get the come ons
I get rumbled
I get cru-umbled
I get Cornflakes
fast love, wasted
(fade)
Since You're Gone
since you're gone
the nights are gettin' strange
since you're gone
well, nothing's makin' any sense
since you're gone
I stumbled in the shade
since you're gone
everything's in perfect tense, well
I can't help it
when you fall apart
'd I (and I) can't help it
guess you better start
that is forgettin' about you
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
nights are gettin' strange
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
thrownin' it all away
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
the nights are gettin' strange
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
thrownin' it all away
I can't help it
everything's a mess
I can't help it
you're so treacherous
when it comes, to tenderness
(since you're gone)
I can't help it
everything's a mess
I can't help it
you're so treacherous
oh, where's that tenderness?
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
I missed the peak sensation
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
I took the big vacation
(since you're gone)
well, never feel sedate
(since you're gone)
well, the moonlight ain't so great
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
(since you're gone)
well, I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
when the night (?)
(since you're gone)
strange
I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
well, since you're gone
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
since you're gone
(since you're gone)
I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
uh well, dance all night play all day
don't let nothin' get in the way
dance all night keep the beat
don't you worry 'bout two left feet
shake it up
shake it up, oo yeah
shake it up
shake it up
well dance all night get real loose
you don't need no bad excuse
dance all night with anyone
don't let nobody pick your fun
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up, yeah yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up
that's right I said dance all night (go go go)
and dance all night (get real low)
go all night (get real hot)
well, shake it up ";now";, all you've got, woo
dance
oo danceuh well dance all night and whirl your hair
make the night cats stop and stare
dance all night go to work
do the move with quirky jerk
just shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up, oo yeah
shake it up, that's right
shake it up
uh well dance all night (go go go)
";get so light"; (get real low)
dance all night (get real hot)
shake it up, all you've got, woo
shake it up, make a scene
";let them know"; what you really mean
and dance all night keep the beat
don't ya worry 'bout two left feet
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up) oo yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up) oh yeah
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it up baby
(shake it up)
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it up baby
(shake it up)
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up
hhhm
(shake it up)
yeah, yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up)
shake it up
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it baby
(shake it up)
shake it uh oo-oo
shake it up
(shake it up)
oh yeah
I know tonight she comes
she's takin' a swipe at fun
she gives me a reason
for sighting my sights
well I know tonight she comes
she jangles me up
she does it with ease
and sometimes she passes through me
just like a breeze
she gives me a reason
for feelin' all right
oh well
(know tonight, I know tonight)
I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
she comes
and I know she's gonna do it to me
one more time (one more time)
I know she's gonna stay implanted
in my mind
why does she keep me hanging on the line, oh
(why does she keep me hanging on the liiiiiiine)
ah yeah, I know she's gonna do it to me
one more time (one more time)
I know she's gonna stay implanted
in my mind
oh, why does she keep me hanging on the line, oh yeah
(why does she keep me hanging on the liiiiiiine)
I know the way she feels
and all of the hearts that she steals
she tells me it's easy
when you do it right
oh well, ell I know tonight she comes
(I know tonight she comes)
she tells me it's easy
when you do it right
(know tonight, I know tonight) I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight) I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight) she comes
(she comes)
I know tonight, oh yeah
(know tonight, I know tonight)
(I know tonight) well I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
tonight she comes
oh yea i got time
oh yea i guess i'm doing fine
till i met you in the dark
i was chasing little sparks
you were slinked and dressed in pink
here with someone you wouldn't think
is this the kill is this the thrill
i'll wait until you say
this could be love
oh yea i got hope
oh yea it comes and goes
till i met you things were easy
till i met you things were sleazy
doesn't matter once i told
you were someone i could hold
oh yea i need you
oh yea more than you want me to
till i met you in the dark
i was chasing little sparks
when you think you're going to sink
I'm comin' around
I want you to come
I'm comin' arou-ound
just for the fun
havin' a real time
just taking what's not mine
and I'm doin' what I want to do
that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you)
that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
that's (runnin' to you) runnin' to you
you're lookin' for someone
maniacal shots
you're lookin' for someone
all over the top
I'm havin' a real time
just reading your head-line
and I'm doin' just what I want to do
that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you) runnin' to you
that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you)you're hopin' for someone
that fits in the plan
you're hopin' for someone
two in the hand
havin' a real time
just taking what's not mine
and I'm doin' what I like to do
that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you)
a runnin' a runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
uh that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you) runnin' to you
(runnin' to you) runnin' runnin' runnin' to you
runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
I like runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you) runnin' runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
I like runnin' to you
(runnin' to you) runnin' runnin' runnin' to you
you pitched and I was thrown
second face was never shown
though you hit so hard you know which way to look
oh darlin' oh darlin' didn't you read the book?
and all your nightmares were on fire
and all your lovers they were liars
though you tried my eyes you know which way to look
could you tell me, please tell me, didn't you read the book?
take me now
take me now
take me now
you were starry eyed and pale[?]
you had no reason to unveil
though you tried my eyes, you know which way to look
oh darlin' oh darlin' didn't you read the book?
take me now
take me now
take me now
take me now
take me now
take me now
[fade]
they can't stop you in the night
twirling wildly in the light
but i know honey it won't take long
feels like it's one on one on one
there must have been a dream in you
stick and fall and follow through
but i know honey it won't take long
feels like it's much too strong too strong
but then you tell me that you can't go on
and you think you're losing sight
don't you worry
you can't go wrong inside
everything you say
leaves me full of shine
everything you say
crosses up my mind
that's everything you say
you could twist a little while
lie there fallin for a smile
but i know honey you won't give in
feels like when you begin you're in
then you tell me that you can't resist
something happens that you like
you want to know
that you've been kissed goodnight
when you know it's not for real
i know honey for one long time
it feels like you're endlessly entwined
but i know it's what you did
you can't be in a broken binge
how would i know about your life
how about a long night
how do you follow the sun
how do you stay under the thumb
there's a fine line between us
such a fine fine line
there's a fine line between us
and it's always on my mind
what can you say to make me realize
the full moon in your eyes
you probably know now that you're waking up
you still feel shaken up
there's a fine line between us
all the way
there's a fine line between us
can't waste another day
they take you in their arms and whisper
what you want to hear don't you fall
they show you all their charms and whisper
(chorus)
Life's the same
I'm moving in stereo
Life's the same
except for my shoes
Life's the same
you're shaking like trembolo
Life's the same
it's all inside you
It's so easy
to blow up your problems
It's so easy
to play up your breakdowns
It's so easy
to fly through a window
It's so easy
to move with the sound
(instrumental)
It's so tough
to get up, so tough
It's so tough
to live up
It's so tough on you
(repeat chorus)
Take what you want
And leave what you don't
Take what you want
And leave what you don't
I'm painting a face
The color is dripping
Magnesium moments
In black fairy tales
I live on emotion
And comic relief
I put this one on you
Run, run, run like a thief
Am I all alone?
Am I all alone?
Salamander sunrise
Comes at 4:44
Lingerie madness
Don't you kick down the door
Sweet Sarah's so wild
Don't you know why I'm losing your head
Down the dark alley
Where rumours are spread
The room is so dark
I'm catching on fire
I'm in love with your face
It's so confused by desire
Am I all alone? Am I all alone?
I'm winding it up
It's running back down
I'm winding it up
It's running back down
So take what you want
And leave what you don't
Take it
Take it
why don't you dream anymore?
what's in the way?
how come you point to the door
and ask me to stay-ay?
why don't you flash that smile
like you used to do?
why don't you stay for awhile?
uh well it's up to you
cause you are the girl
that keeps me up at night
you are the girl
that makes me feel all right
you are the girl
well you give me a twirl
you are the girl
in my dreams
why don't ya talk anymore?
what did I say?
how is it what I came for
is floating away?
why don't you flash that smile
like you used to do?
why don't you stay for awhile?
uh well it's up to you
cause you are the girl
that keeps me up at night
you are the girl
that makes me feel all right
you are the girl
you are the girl
well you give me a twirl
you are the girl
you are the girl
in my dreams
why don't you dream anymore?
what's in the way?
how come you point to the door
and ya ask me to stay-ay -a-ay?
why don't you flash that smile
like you used to do?
why don't you stay for awhile?
uh cause it's up to you oh
you are the girl
that keeps me up at night
you are the girl
that makes me feel all right
you are the girl
you are the girl
oh you give me a twirl
you are the girl
you are the girl
in my dreamswell you are the girl
you are the girl
and you give me a twirl
you are the girl
you are the girl
in my dreams
oh you are the girl
in my dreams
She's driving away with the dim lights on
She's making a play and she can't go wrong
She never waits too long
She's winding them down on her clock machine
And she won't give up 'cause she's seventeen
She's a frozen fire
She's my one desire
CHORUS
And I don't want to hold her down
Don't want to break her crown
When she says, let's go
I like the nightlife baby
She says, let's goShe's laughing inside 'cause they can't refuse
She's so beautiful now, she doesn't wear her shoes
She doesn't like to choose
She's got wonderful eyes and a risque mouth
And when I ask her before, she said she's holding out
She's a frozen fire
She's my one desire
CHORUS
you were tryin' to be cute
and it didn't work out
you were tryin' to be charming
and it didn't come off
you were tryin' to be clever
a big waste of time
you were tryin' to get rough
but you're waiting in line
you can't make it with the down boys
they don't hear a word you say
you can't make it with the down boys
uh just stay out of their way
you were trying to be sharp
but they couldn't wait
you were trying to be eternal
but uh that didn't rate
you were tryin' to be smooth
you're rough on the edges
you were tryin' to be, hysterical
and I still ain't laughin'
you can't make it with the down boys
uh they don't hear a word you say
you can't make it with the down boys
just stay out of their wayyou were tryin' to be in
but they left you out [yelp?]
you were tryin' to be in
two different worlds
you were tryin' to be in
oscillation in shame
you were tryin' to be in
but you're lost in the game
you can't make it with the down boys
they don't hear a word you say
you can't make it with the down boys
uh just stay out of their way
stay out of their way
out of their way
you can't make it with the down boys
uh they don't hear a word you say
you can't make it with the down boys
just stay out of their way
Who's gonna tell you when,
It's too late,
Who's gonna tell you things,
Aren't so great.
You cant go on, thinkin',
Nothings' wrong, but bye,
Who's gonna drive you home,
tonight.?
Who's gonna pick you up,
When You fall?
Who's gonna hang it up,
When you call?
Who's gonna pay attention,
To your dreams?
And who's gonna plug their ears,
When you scream?
You can't go on, thinkin'
Nothings wrong, but bye,
(who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(who's gonna drive you home)(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
Who's gonna hold you down,
When you shake?
Who's gonna come around,
When you break?
You can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong, but bye,
(Who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(who's gonna drive you home)
Oh, you know you can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong,
(Who's gonna drive you)
(Who's gonna drive you home)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
it takes a fast car lady to lead a double life
it takes a slow star lady if you want to do it twice
you take your backseat rumble
take your frontseat wife
takes a fast car lady to lead a double life
it takes a light foot lady to lead a double life
it takes a good book maybe if you want to do it nice
when you idle at the stop light you better get the signal right
light foot lady, you need a double life
well, lift me from the wondermaze
alienation is the craze
and it's all gonna happen to you
you think it's a phase
and it's all gonna happen to you
when you drive in the haze
it takes a freeway lady to lead a double life
it takes some leeway lady if you want to do it twice
neon blinking on the street
everyone is bittersweet
freeway lady, you lead a double life
well, lift me from the wondermaze
alienation is the craze
and it's all gonna happen to you
you think it's a phase
and it's all gonna happen to you
when you drive in the haze
it's all=85gonna happen to you
(it's all gonna happen to you)
that's right I said
and it's all gonna happen to you
that's right well
gonna? say it to you-oo
(it's all gonna happen to you)
well that's right oh?
it's all gonna happen to you-oo, well
I said it's all gonna happen to you-oo-oo yeah
gonna tell ya again, I said=20
(it's all gonna happen to you) well
(fade)
hot sun in the city
the symphony is clear
the girls are so pretty
post card souvenir
i feel it coming on
hot sun in the city
i feel it coming on
the joints are still ripping
all faces aglow
the hearts are still skipping
ta ta wayo wayo
i feel it coming on
hot sun in the city
i feel it coming on
the transistor beaches
hot tan on white sand
the motel with peaches
it's getting out of hand
i feel it coming on
hot sun in the city
It's my party, you can come
It's my party, have some fun
It's my dream, have a laugh
It's my life, have a half
CHORUS
Don't tell me no
It's my transition, it's my play
It's my phone call to betray
It's my hopscotch, light the torch
It's my downtime, feel the scorchCHORUS
It's my ambition, it's my joke
It's my teardrop, emotional smoke
It's my mercy, it's my plan
I want to go to futureland
CHORUS
all us angels wearing studs
yeah, plastic mouth melts in the sun
oo, running colors everyone
cause we're all in prison having fun
oh, perfect pictures hang around
well, delusions swing you up and down
well fall out windows climb up trees
I'm lookin' for tranquillity
hmm, got your, o locks and chains
well, still gonna blow your brains out
those locks and chains
no, nah, never felt like a dream like you before
(ahh,ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door
oo yeah, I never felt like a dream like you before
(ahh,ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door
oo, yeah you got your herds of people choosing arms
gonna keep us all in mass alarm
oh, murder movies make your day
ah, ah, living in the USA
cracked up people on the edge
they got no heroes got no bread
oh, get the jitters get the shakes
lookin' like (?) the final takeooh, well locks and chains
gonna protect you
well locks and chains
don't feel no more
never felt a dream like you before
(ahh,ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door
oh, never felt a dream like you before
(ahh,ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door
ha- shh, oo
yeah locks and chains
well gonna blow your brains out?
yeah locks and chains
can't feel no more
never felt a dream like you before
(ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door
uh well I never felt a dream like you before
(ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
oo, even knocking door to door
oh, livin' in a dream is all the same
ah, yeah livin' in a dream is a-all the same
oh never felt a dream like you before
(ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door (door)
door to door
right here I'd like to melt inside of you
right here you kiss is totally new
right here your hands are soft and creamy
right here your mouth is wet and dreamy
and it's just what I like
so dim down the light
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
if it makes you feel good
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
your rhapsody is blowing my cool-ool
your fantasies there written for fools
your long black hair tickles my skin skin
it feels so luscious come on do it again, oh yeahand it's just what I like
dim down the light
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
if it makes you feel good
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
if it makes you feel good
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
if it makes you feel good, good,
good, good, good
don't cha stop don't cha stop
a don't cha stop if it makes you feel
good, good, good
oo don't cha stop don't cha stop
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
don't you stop don't cha stop
if it makes you feel
good, good, good
good, good, good
good, good, good
don't cha stop
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
[repeat-fade]
what's it gonna be?
red jacket girl, lover, midnight spree
what's it gonna be?
you look so imperial
what's it gonna be?
you tried and you tried but you couldn't hook your shoelace
what's it gonna be?
know you got intention, difficult to see
you can make the switch
you can have your wish
what's it gonna prove?
turning all the dials, makin' all the right moves
what's it gonna prove?
it's all so mystical
what's it gonna prove?
you look so tacky in your chrome drip belt
what's it gonna prove?
your ready to rage and startin' to melt down
you can make the switch
you can have your wish
don't go to pieces
b-b-b-baby
don't go to pieces
don't go to pieces
b-b-b-baby
don't go to pieces
what's it gonna show?
all left out and ready to go
what's it gonna mean?
you feel like trash but you look so clean
what's it gonna do?
all of them angels jealous of you
where's it gonna go?
anyplace, faster pace, overcome the low blow
you can make the switch
(ooooo)
you can have your wish
don't go to pieces
b-b-b-baby
don't go to pieces
don't go to pieces
b-b-b-baby
don't go to pieces
don't go to pieces
b-b-b-baby
don't go to pieces
(ooooo)
don't go to pieces
(ooooo)
b-baby
(ooooo)
don't go to pieces
(ooooo)
don't go to pieces
b-baby
(ooooo)
don't go to pieces
(ooooo)
[fade]
big city noise disappears
sucker punch is in your heart
light is reason light is due
my shape is shapeless in your suit
chrome red eyeballs reflect and roll
a simple sun is slowly sinking
roman shoes and pretty hats
glitter bombs that beat the beat
you comb the night 'cause you're a cruiser
and ya you never get enough
when you're cruisin' down the street
and takin' off the heat
when you're on the moonlight run
(cruiser)
(cruiser)floating jets and big vignettes
get the treatment grab a cab
set aside the screaming fish
tell the world why you're so glad
flip the switches pull the plug
you always wait for better news
you need a hit you need a slu-ug
you don't easily get amused
you comb the night 'cause you're a cruiser
and ya you never get enough
when you're cruisin' down the street
and you're takin' off the heat
when you're on the moonlight run
(cruiser)
well you're a cruiser
(cruiser)
cruiser
(cruiser)
cruiser
(cruiser)
[repeat]
you can tuck it on the inside
you can throw it on the floor
you can wave it on the outside
like you never did before
you get the diplomatic treatment
you get the force fed future
get the funk after death
get the wisenheimer brainstorm
(I'm in touch with your world)
so don't you try to hide it
(I'm in touch with your world)
and nobody's gonna buy it
it's such a lovely way to go
it's such a lovely way to go
I been lying on your feathers
you keep talkin' about the weather
I'm a psilocybin pony
you're a flick fandango phoney
it's a sticky contradiction
it's a thing you call creation
everything is science fiction
and I ought to know(I'm in touch with your world)
so don't you try to hide it
(I'm in touch with your world)
and nobody's gonna buy it
it's such a lovely way to go
it's such a lovely way to go-uh-o-o-o
(I'm in touch with your world)
(I'm in touch with your world)
(I'm in touch with your world)
(I'm in touch with your world)
They got a line on you,
little bit of trouble too,
You got, some jets inside,
Cherry lips, and delirious eyes.
You get in trouble,
and it keeps you down,
Double trouble.
You get in trouble,
And you come to town,
Double trouble,
oh yea
They better chain your hands,
and you, spread some evil,
pick and pan.
Hey, You sure got,
some jets inside,
But you got a little,
with those empty eyes
You get in trouble,
And it keeps you down,
Double trouble,
You get in trouble
And you come to town,
Double Trouble,
Oh yeaYou've got (got),
some jets inside,
Baby, Broken promises,
broken pride
You get in trouble
and it keeps you down,
Double trouble.
You get in trouble,
and you come to town,
double trouble,
Oh yeah,
You got some trouble,
(double trouble)
and it keeps you down,
double trouble,
You get in trouble,
and you come to town
Double trouble,
That double trouble,
oh yeah.
every time I see you I got to jump and shout
I haven't got a clue what it's all about
oo I never had a dream that looked so much like you
I'll do anything that you want me to
(think it over, think it over)
there's nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
(think it over, think it over)
oo every time you run around it makes me want to pop
what's it gonna take to make you change your line?
what's it gonna take to get your valentine?
how can I be sure that you're the one for me?
I only know that you wanted to be free
(think it over, think it over)
there's nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
(think it over, think it over)
every time you run around it makes me want to pop
nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
every time you run around makes me want to pop
nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
think it over
pop (echo)
pop
every time I see you I got to jump and shout
I haven't got a clue what it's all about
I never had a dream that looked so much like you
well I'll do anything that you want me to(think it over, think it over)
there's nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
(think it over, think it over)
every time you run around it makes me want to pop
(think it over, think it over)
well nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
(think it over, think it over)
e-every time you run around it makes me want to pop
there's nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
every time you run around it makes me want to pop
there's nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
think it over
yeah
(think it over)
(think it over)
(think it over)
think it over
(think it over)
think it over
(think it over)
(think it over)
think it over
(think it over)
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
you gotta think it over
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
think it over
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do but think it over
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do, nothin' you can do,
nothin' you can do, nothin' you can do
but think it over
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
[repeat, fade to left]
Summer turns me upside down
Summer summer summer
It's like a merry-go-round
I see you under the midnight
All shackles and bows
High shoes with the cleats a-clickin'
a tempermental glow
How far will you take it
Well no one knows
Don't let me go
I got a hold on you tonightCHORUS
Oh oh it's magic
When I'm with you
Oh oh it's magic
You know it's true
Got a hold on you
Twisted under sideways down
I know you're getting twisted
And you can't calm down
I see you under the midnight
Love darts in your eyes
How far can you take it
Till you realize
There's magic in your eyes
CHORUS